FairWinds Partners — March 28, 2012 Any business that has undergone a domain name migration can tell you, there are some significant headaches involved. One of the biggest worries when switching to a new domain is preserving search engine rankings. There is an entire industry devoted to Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, and many companies […]
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FairWinds Partners ⬥ 21 March The practice of registering domain names that correspond to current events has a long and storied tradition (just ask Tiger Woods). It is such a popular practice among certain groups that some people have even taken to monitoring domain name registrations for clues about major new business developments. Most recently,
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Josh Bourne ⬥ 2 March In the latest on the march to rebrand Overstock.com as O.co, the company this week launchedO.info, which it is billing as a portal for customer reviews of Overstock.com’s—excuse me—O.co’s products and services, as well as information about company policies. As I wrote last November, following consumer confusion over whether to
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FairWinds Partners ⬥ 21 March The practice of registering domain names that correspond to current events has a long and storied tradition (just ask Tiger Woods). It is such a popular practice among certain groups that some people have even taken to monitoring domain name registrations for clues about major new business developments. Most recently,
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FairWinds Partners — March 21, 2012 Perhaps it is because there has been so little information out of ICANN about the field of new gTLD applicants that the media seem to be giving TAS registration numbers so much attention. ICANN has been publishing the number of applicants registered in its TLD Application System, or TAS,
Josh Bourne ⬥ 15 March Since the news broke over the weekend that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) had cancelled the request for proposals (RFP) for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) contract, FairWinds has received many inquiries from brand owners wanting to know how the cancellation of the RFP—and the NTIA’s implied
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Josh Bourne ⬥ 15 March Since the news broke over the weekend that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) had cancelled the request for proposals (RFP) for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) contract, FairWinds has received many inquiries from brand owners wanting to know how the cancellation of the RFP—and the NTIA’s implied
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Steve Levy ⬥ 14 March In a column published in the Sunday Review section of the New York Times last Sunday, I was surprised and pleased to see an opinion piece by writer Delia Ephron about her struggles to reclaim her domain name, DeliaEphron.com after a family member had let the registration lapse. Ms. Ephron
Steve Levy ⬥ 14 March In a column published in the Sunday Review section of the New York Times last Sunday, I was surprised and pleased to see an opinion piece by writer Delia Ephron about her struggles to reclaim her domain name, DeliaEphron.com after a family member had let the registration lapse. Ms. Ephron
FairWinds Partners — March 14, 2012 People sometimes wonder why ICANN hosts three public meetings annually, and in such varied geographical locations (this year’s meetings will start in Costa Rica, move to Prague, and then end in Toronto). While outsiders may regard these meetings as somewhat excessive, the truth is, much of ICANN’s “work” –
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Josh Bourne ⬥ 11 March Quick – what is the means through which ICANN derives its authority to oversee the management of the Domain Name System (DNS), the allocation of IP addresses, and other technical functions of the Internet? If you said, “the IANA contract,” then congratulations, you guessed correctly. IANA, or the Internet Assigned
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Josh Bourne ⬥ 11 March Quick – what is the means through which ICANN derives its authority to oversee the management of the Domain Name System (DNS), the allocation of IP addresses, and other technical functions of the Internet? If you said, “the IANA contract,” then congratulations, you guessed correctly. IANA, or the Internet Assigned
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